What are the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed

What are the advantages and disadvantages of being left-handed?By: Brianna PhilipsenScience 7Information on left handers10% of the worlds population is left handedBeing left handed is not part of the hand it is part of the brainLeft handed people use the right side of their brainMales are 1 times more likely to be left handed then femalesInformation on left handersIf you are RR or Rr you are right handedIf you are rr you have no preference Left handed baseball players are called South Paws

DisadvantagesLeft handed people approximately live 9 years less than right handed peopleStuttering and dyslexia occur more in left handed people Left-handedness causes carpel tunnelThey are more likely to have allergies than right handed people

DisadvantagesLeft handed people are more likely to be alcoholics than right handed peopleThey get more migraines than right handed peopleMore than likely they wont be able to roll your tongueThey have trouble with scissors and bindersAdvantagesLeft handed people recover from strokes faster than right handed peopleThey also see underwater betterLeft handed people are proven to be better at tennis, baseball, and fencing

Fun Facts About Left Handed PeopleLeft Handed people draw pictures facing the rightThere is a high chance that one twin will be left handed Identical twins might have different hand preferencesBabies who are born to older moms are more likely to be left handed

Fun Facts About Left Handed PeopleLeft handed peoples fingernails grow faster on their left hand than their rightMoms who were stressed out when they were pregnant are more likely to be left handedResearchers believe that the gene for left handers is LRRTM1It is believed that there is more left handed males than femalesAnimoto

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